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The HEPA air filtration system is the most effective technology for cleansing and purifying aircraft cabin air. The particulate filtration removes dust, allergens, bacteria, viruses and other irritating particles from the cabin air with an efficiency of 99.97%.
These sorts of filters are already fitted to Finnair’s Airbus and Embraer aircraft and now the carriers 12 ATR aircraft - which are currently operated by Norra on short-haul domestic and regional routes will have the filters installed and the entire fleet is expected to be completed by early 2022.
“Taking good care of the health and safety of our customers and staff is always our highest priority. By introducing HEPA filters to our ATR fleet, we’ll be further raising the hygiene level in our ATR aircraft from an already high standard,” says Juha Ojala, Vice President, Finnair Technical Operations.
Stรฉphane Viala, SVP Engineering of ATR, adds: “At ATR, we take the safety of our operators’ crews and passengers very seriously, and the air quality within the cabin has always been a core focus. Our aircraft was already safe to fly, and we are happy that we made it even safer with HEPA filters.”
Effective ventilation reduces the risk of infection
The in-flight infection risk can be reduced further with additional safety measures. Finnair requires all passengers older than seven to wear a mask. Finnair has also made several changes to its inflight service, which aim to reduce the contacts between cabin crew and customers, as well as unnecessary movement in the cabin. Moreover, authorities in many countries currently require travellers to have a negative coronavirus test result before travelling.
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